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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Engineering Kanban |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 5-15 min | Ongoing | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-20 | 2-12 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FlowVisual managementDelivery | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |